how reliable are my taxonomic classifications if I did not identify species?

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This is really a common issue with 16S rRNA gene sequences, I must say.

I recommend reading the forum archives more to see how others have dealt with this issue (usually, by doing nothing, just accepting that short 16S reads have limited taxonomic resolution). The FAQs are a great start for various taxonomy-related topics:

Good luck!

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